Coconut Blossom Cookies Recipe
Coconut Blossom Cookies are just like the classic macaroon but with sweet Hershey’s Kisses chocolates pressed on top. They’re easy to make and great for kids to help make!
Servings: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- 14 ounce sweetened flaked (shredded) coconut
- ¾ cup +2 Tablespoons sweetened condensed milk see notes
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 large egg whites
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 36 Hershey Kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
- In a large bowl, combine shredded coconut with vanilla extract and condensed milk. Set it aside.
- In a mixing bowl of a stand electric mixer, using the whisk attachment, beat egg whites with salt until stiff peaks form.
- Add the egg whites to the coconut mixture and fold everything together gently until combined.
- Using a 1 or 2 Tablespoon cookie scoop, spoon mounds of cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheet (about 1-inch apart). Use a spoon to make sure all the stray coconut stays in the mound.
- Bake cookies for 21-23 minutes, until the tops and edges have turned golden brown. Remove and immediately press an unwrapped Hershey Kiss into the top of the cookie. Press down gently.
- Allow cookies to cool on pan for several minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
- This recipe doesn't use an entire 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk. Refrigerate the extra and use in coffee or hot cocoa!
- After scooping cookies onto baking sheet, gather up any stray pieces of coconut and press them into cookie. If left on cookie sheet they will burn.
- Store cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to one week.
- Freeze cookies after cooling in a freezer safe ziploc bag or container for up to 3 months. Thaw on counter overnight.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.05g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 62mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 17IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 0.2mg